Critical Components of Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors in the United States

2012 ◽  
pp. 73-85
Author(s):  
Victor X. Wang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Curriculum History ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
History Curriculum ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
Centralization And Decentralization

Developing curriculum(s) requires instructors to take into several factors. These factors can be viewed as critical components of curriculum development for career and technical education (CTE) instructors. Without adequately addressing critical components such as curriculum history, curriculum theory, curriculum philosophies, curriculum processes, curriculum implementation and evaluation, CTE instructors will fail to develop sound/meaningful curriculum(s). This article attempts to discuss those critical components in order to help instructors in the field. As curriculum development in the United States is characterized by both centralization and decentralization, it is essential that CTE instructors should be equipped with necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to develop practical curriculum(s) that they can use to benefit their own teaching.

A 2015 Status Study of Career and Technical Education Programs in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Fletcher Jr. ◽  
Howard R. D. Gordon ◽  
Paul Asunda ◽  
Chris Zirkle
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Career And Technical

Equity in Secondary Career and Technical Education in the United States: A Theoretical Framework and Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 003465432199524
Author(s):  
Elisabeth H. Kim ◽  
Clare Buckley Flack ◽  
Katharine Parham ◽  
Priscilla Wohlstetter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
State And Local

Career and technical education (CTE) has become increasingly popular in U.S. secondary schools, but equity has not always been a focus of federal legislation or state and local policies and programs. This literature review of trends in CTE research between 1998 and 2019 uses a novel equity framework to examine whether and how secondary CTE programs affect educational equity. A total of 123 sources were reviewed. Findings revealed that CTE research most commonly addresses access and participation, measured by high school graduation rates and GPA. Few studies disaggregate outcome measures by student subgroups to better assess equity. Furthermore, a dearth of large-scale, comparative, and longitudinal research limits generalizability. Most extant research on secondary CTE programs in the United States examines a single state, district, or school. This article identifies promising policies and practices for enhancing equity in CTE conveyed by extant literature and recommends important directions for future research.

Critical Components of Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors in the United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor X. Wang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Curriculum Development ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Curriculum Theory ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
History Curriculum ◽  
Critical Components ◽  
Centralization And Decentralization

Developing curriculum(s) requires instructors to take into several factors. These factors can be viewed as critical components of curriculum development for career and technical education (CTE) instructors. Without adequately addressing critical components such as curriculum history, curriculum theory, curriculum philosophies, curriculum processes, curriculum implementation and evaluation, CTE instructors will fail to develop sound/ meaningful curriculum(s). This article attempts to discuss those critical components in order to help instructors in the field. As curriculum development in the United States is characterized by both centralization and decentralization, it is essential that CTE instructors should be equipped with necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to develop practical curriculum(s) that they can use to benefit their own teaching.

Factors Influencing High School Students' Career and Technical Education Enrollment Patterns

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Xue Xing ◽  
Tiberio Garza ◽  
Margarita Huerta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
Enrollment Patterns

Career and technical education (CTE) has gone through major transformations in the United States with important benefits for all students seeking postsecondary and career success. Research analyzing students' CTE enrollment patterns is important to understand which students are taking CTE courses and why in order to inform future research and practice. Using the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:2009), this study investigated CTE enrollment patterns using Aliaga, Kotamraju, and Stone's (2014) typology and literature-based individual and social factors. Results from descriptive and multinomial logistic regression indicated that the majority of students were enrolling in some level of CTE credits and that individual and social factors were influential but varied by specific enrollment patterns.

The History of Career and Technical Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Ernest W. Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
Time Period ◽  
History Of ◽  
Primary Focus ◽  
Government Legislation

This chapter examines the history of career and technical education in the United States beginning with its earliest forms in the 16th and 17th centuries and continuing on through present-day society. Chronologically formatted, the primary focus is on how the nation’s domestic and international issues during each time period affected the development of vocational education, leading to major federal government legislation. Following a brief introduction of the subject, the background section will provide the reader with basic definitions of career and technical education as discussed by various authors, noting the changes of such definitions over the years. The main body of the chapter is divided into several sections based upon time periods. Each section will discuss national issues and major legislation reflecting changes in vocational education. Finally, the future of career and technical education will be examined, followed by a brief conclusion.

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